Ceiling hanger



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7 Application July 27, 1938, Serial No. 221,620

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a ceiling hanger especially adapted forsupporting from a ceiling, steam, water and air units which are employedfor heating, cooling, ventilating and humidifying, and has for theprimary object the provision of a device of this character which'iscapable of safely supporting a maximum load and'may be readily. adjustedto permit the unit carried thereby to' .be positioned as desired.

' With these and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described and claim- For a completeunderstanding of our invention, reference will be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating a ceiling hanger constructed inaccordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a supporting bar.

Figure 5 is a side elevation illustrating a hanger hook.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates an annularmember having relatively spaced slots or openings 6 to receive lagscrews or similar devices (not shown) for securing the annular member 5onto a ceiling. Also formed in the. member 5 are slots 1 arranged inopposed pairs, either pair of slots may be employed for receiving bolts8 for adjustably securing on the annular member 5 a supporting bar 9,.

the ends of which project beyond the outer periphery of the annularmember 5. The bolts 8 extend through openings in the bar 9 and havethreaded thereon nuts Ill, providing means whereby the bar 9 may besecured in any of its ad- (or. 248-343) v at ll, so that the bolts willslide freely in the slots when loosened.

The bar 9 is provided with elongated slots I2 some of which are arrangedin the bar!) outwardly of'the outer periphery of the annular memberwhile the other slots are arranged inwardly of the inner periphery ofthe annular member 5,. The slots I2 receive supporting rods 1 l3 and areclamped onsaid bar 9 by upper and lower nuts M engageable with upper andlower faces of the bar. The nuts permit the supporting rods I? to beadjusted endwise of the slots and to be removed from one slot and placedinto another slot when desired. The lower ends of the rods :3 may havethreaded thereon spaced nuts if: or the lower ends of therods maybe bentto form hooks it, as shown in Figure 5 to permit connecting of said rodsto the unit to be supported.

A device of the character described in detail and shown in the drawingswill permit a unit to be safely supported toa ceiling and will permitthe unit to be adjusted into various positions necessaryto meet withinstallation of said unit.

It is believed that the foregoing description when taken in connectionwith the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantagesof this invention to those skilled in the art to which such a devicerelates, so that further detailed description will not be required.

What is claimed is:

A hanger for attachment to a ceiling comprising'a fiat annular memberprovided therein with equidistantly spaced short slots for the passageof attaching bolts therethrough and having elongated arcuateslotstherein intermediate the short slots and arranged in diametricallyopposite pairs, an elongated bar provided with bolts for cooperationwith said pairs of elongated slots selectively to adjust said bar aboutthe axis of said member into different angular positions, said barextendingat both ends beyond the outer edge of said member and beingprovided with longitudinally extending spaced slots within and outsidesaid member, and hanger rods attachable to said bar for adjustment alongselected slots to vary the position thereof.

WILLIAM M. JUDGE.

KENNETH M. BUTLER.

